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KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser A-Mohammed Al-Sabah meets with Saudi minister of state His Royal Highness Prince Turki Bin Mohammad Bin Fahad Al-Saud. -- KUNA
Kuwait Amir's envoy delivers letter addressed to Saudi King
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser A-Mohammed Al-Sabah meets with Saudi minister of state His Royal Highness Prince Turki Bin Mohammad Bin Fahad Al-Saud. -- KUNA KUWAIT: Envoy of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser A-Mohammed Al-Sabah, on Wednesday, delivered a written message from His Highness the Amir to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin...
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National Guard opens new quarantine facility
KUWAIT: Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti National Guard Lieut. Gen. Hashem Al-Refaei yesterday opened a new quarantine center for the body's personnel infected with novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The fresh facility is part of the National Guard's efforts to back the efforts of health authorities and to ease out pressure on hospitals and quarantine buildings, he told reporters. The general commended the agency's personnel for having completed and...
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem arrive to attend the meeting.
Employees to return to work gradually from Sunday
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem arrive to attend the meeting. By B IzzakKUWAIT: The government explained to lawmakers its guidelines of easing the total lockdown in the country from Sunday including the gradual return of employees to offices while abiding by strict health measures.Speaking on Wednesday, National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said the...
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Kuwaiti actors perform online theatre for Eid audiences
By Nawara FattahovaThe total curfew and home quarantine have helped encourage the development of many new, creative ideas. Since we all ended up spending Eid at home, a group of actors came up with the concept of staging an online play, Al System Wagif (The System is Down), produced by Richter Creative Office.“After about six weeks of using the Zoom application for some online activities, we gained the knowhow of this application and we...
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Firemen remove metal piece from girl's finger
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Salmiya firemen removed a metal piece that became stuck around a girl's finger, after her parents made an emergency call when their attempts to free her finger failed. Firemen used special equipment to cut the metal piece out without harming the child's hand.
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Woman suffers burns in Doha home blaze
By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: A woman sustained burns after an explosion that took place in a Doha home caused by a butane gase leak, Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said. The woman was taken to hospital as firemen evacuated the building and battled the blaze. Investigations are ongoing.
Muna Al-Fuzai
Closed schools
Muna Al-Fuzai There’s a huge debate over when kids should go back to schools, not only in Kuwait, but worldwide. Several news reports have said reopening has begun in numerous countries around the world, with many countries lifting their lockdowns. But various measures have been imposed, including wearing facemasks, social distancing and school timings. These basic steps are meant to keep students safe and reduce the transmission of the...
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Unseen enemy, known defenses
What a paradox – ever since the coronavirus took prominence on the news and all types of media, people of all backgrounds started to talk about what the virus is and how to avoid it, and all the so-called experts agreed on certain measures to keep us from being infected. Some of the measures included a term that was not used much before - social distancing, and they started asking people to stay a meter apart, then the distance kept...
Gov't briefs lawmakers on upcoming coronavirus plans
Employees to return to work gradually from Sunday
‘MPs propose plan to reduce expats by 2 million’By B Izzak Gov't briefs lawmakers on upcoming coronavirus plans KUWAIT: The government explained to lawmakers its guidelines of easing the total lockdown in the country from Sunday including the gradual return of employees to offices while abiding by strict health measures.Assembly speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem said the government has decided to move to partial curfew from Sunday but its duration...
Nurses take part in a ceremony to mark International Nurses Day, celebrated on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, in Colombo on May 12, 2020. - AFP
Dozens of Lankans repatriated from Kuwait test positive for coronavirus
Nurses take part in a ceremony to mark International Nurses Day, celebrated on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, in Colombo on May 12, 2020. - AFP COLOMBO: Nearly 160 Sri Lankans repatriated from Kuwait last week have tested positive for coronavirus and one returnee has died, officials said Wednesday, with concern mounting about imported infections just as the nation eases its lockdown. A total of 460 men and women – who were mostly...
Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh meets with Interior Ministry personnel during his visit to Al-Retqa station.
Interior Minister inspects COVID-19 countermeasures north Kuwait
Fire Directorate chief visits teams at quarantines KUWAIT: Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh visits Al-Retqa station north of Kuwait.Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh meets with Interior Ministry personnel during his visit to Al-Retqa station. By Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh and Interior Ministry Undersecretary Lt Gen Essam Al-Nahham visited Al-Retqa station,...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet's weekly meeting via video conference on Monday. -- KUNA photos
Kuwait braces today for govt details on restoring normal life
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the cabinet's weekly meeting via video conference on Monday. -- KUNA photos KUWAIT: The government plans today to announce more details about the gradual restoration of normal life in Kuwait. The government had announced during a meeting Monday that there were no plans to extend the full curfew, which is due to end Saturday. Instead, Kuwait will transition...
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KUWAIT: Health Minister, Dr Ahmed Al-Awadhi holds talks with officials. - KUNA
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ASTANA: In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's presidential press service on July 3, 2024, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, visiting China's President Xi Jinping and members of both delegations hold talks in Astana. -- AFP
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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian baby girl Wateen Al-Adasi who developed a skin condition due to malnutrition rests at the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. -- AFP
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